A Journey in American History
"A Platform Connecting the Spokes on the Wheel of History of Enslaved People and Descendants"
African-American Freedom Trails
The African-American Freedom Trail is an exceptional collection of historical markers, churches, burying grounds, meeting houses, museums, parks, and ships that chronicle the story of the American Revolution and other periods in history.
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Arkansas: https://www.arkansas.com/articles/history-heritage-trail
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Colorado: https://www.museumofwesternco.com/history/juneteenth-and-early-black-settlers-in-colorado/
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Connecticut: https://connecticuthistory.org/site-lines-connecticuts-freedom-trail/
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Delaware: https://www.visitwilmingtonde.com/listing/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-byway/3018/
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Florida: https://files.floridados.gov/media/32347/blackheritagetrail.pdf
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Georgia: https://www.exploregeorgia.org/things-to-do/article/follow-the-black-heritage-trail-in-columbus
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Iowa: https://iowaculture.medium.com/freedom-trail-62afa1c94b83
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Kentucky: https://touroldham.com/oldham-ky-underground-railroad/
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Louisiana: https://www.louisianacivilrightstrail.com
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Maryland: https://www.visitmaryland.org/explore-marylands-underground-railroad
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Massachusetts: https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/historyculture/boston-an-underground-railroad-hub.htm
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Michigan: https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/underground-railroad
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Minnesota: https://www.mnhs.org/fortsnelling/learn/african-americans
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Mississippi: https://shiphistory.org/2021/02/26/steamboats-enslavement-and-freedom/
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Nebraska: https://odysseythroughnebraska.com/nebraskas-underground-railroad-path/
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New Hampshire: https://blackheritagetrailnh.org/thirst-for-freedom-from-nhs-slave-trade-to-its-civil-rights-movement/
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NewJersey: https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10929/24563/h6732002.pdf
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New Mexico: https://www.nps.gov/foun/learn/historyculture/new-mexico-slavery.htm
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New York: https://nycfreedomtrail.org
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North Carolina: https://visitelizabethcity.com/roanoke-islands-freedom-trail-2
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Oklahoma: https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FR016
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Oregon: https://historicoregoncity.org/2019/04/02/black-pioneers-and-settlers/
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South Carolina: https://www.magnoliaplantation.com/slaverytofreedom.html
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Tennessee: https://unitedstreettours.rezdy.com/358972/slavery-to-freedom-walking-tour
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Texas: https://www.visitgalveston.com/blog/take-the-freedom-walk-in-galveston-texas/
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Utah: https://utahhistoricalmarkers.org/c/slc/legacy-of-the-black-pioneer/
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Vermont: https://vermonttourismnetwork.com/vermont-african-american-heritage-trail/
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Virginia: https://trailtofreedomva.com/experience-the-trail-to-freedom/
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Washington: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/from-slavery-to-freedom/
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West Virginia: https://theclio.com/tour/1083
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Wyoming: https://www.gowyomingcountyny.com/blog/2021/02/24/wyoming-county-s-historic-underground-railroad